Language/Volapuk/Grammar/Reflexive-pronouns
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Reflexive pronouns (himself, herself, itself, oneself, yourself, yourselves, themselves) are expressed by ok/oks which is modified according to its function in the sentence; the idea of each other is expressed by od/ods, which again is modified according to its function:
- Älöfofs okis ‘they used to love themselves’
- Älöfofs odis ‘they used to love each other’
- Ojelodom oki ‘he will defend himself’
- Ojelodoms odis ‘they will defend each other’
- Ekötof oki ‘she's cut herself’
- Ekötof ofi ‘she's cut her (that is, someone else)’
- Iplidols odis ‘you had liked each other’
- Iplidols okis ‘you had liked yourselves’
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